The 2012
Netball Superleague
The Netball Super League is a top level netball league featuring teams from the United Kingdom. The league is organised by England Netball but features teams based in England, Wales and Scotland. The league was commenced playing at the 2005–06 ...
season (known for sponsorship reasons as the
FIAT
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Netball Superleague) was the seventh season of the Netball Superleague. The league was won by
Northern Thunder. In the
grand final
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Northern Thunder defeated
Surrey Storm
Surrey Storm is an English netball team based at the University of Surrey. Their senior team plays in the Netball Superleague. Between 2001 and 2005 they played in the Super Cup as London Hurricanes. After forming a partnership with Brunel U ...
. 2012 saw the introduction of a new format, featuring three distinct phases, including a Showdown Weekend.
Teams
Following the conclusion of the
2011 Netball Superleague season
The 2011 Netball Superleague season (known for sponsorship reasons as the FIAT Netball Superleague) was the sixth season of the Netball Superleague. The league was won by Hertfordshire Mavericks. In the grand final Hertfordshire Mavericks defeate ...
,
England Netball
England Netball, formerly the "All England Netball Association", is the national body which oversees, promotes and manages netball in England.
Overview
England Netball is responsible for the management of the England national netball team, nickn ...
decided to cut the number of teams from nine to eight and, as a result,
Glasgow Wildcats
Glasgow Wildcats is a Scottish netball team based in Glasgow. Between 2008 and 2011 their senior team played in the Netball Superleague. They were the first team from Scotland to join the league. The Glasgow Netball Association continue to us ...
lost their place in the league.
In addition,
Leeds Carnegie
Leeds Carnegie was a brand name used by several sports teams associated with the Carnegie School of Physical Education, now part of Leeds Beckett University. These include:
Current
* Leeds Carnegie Handball Club
Changed name
* Leeds Carnegie (ba ...
were re-branded as
Yorkshire Jets
Yorkshire Jets were an English netball team based at Leeds Beckett University. Their senior team played in the Netball Superleague. Between 2005–06 and 2011 they played as Leeds Met Carnegie or simply Leeds Carnegie. Together with the men's ...
.
Regular season
Phase 1
Phase 1 featured all eight teams playing a single round of matches in a league format. At the end of the seven rounds, the top four and bottom four split into two tiers.
were unbeaten in Phase 1 of the season.
Phase 2
Phase 2 was effectively a
group stage
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# One or more competitions held at a single venue and concent ...
, with the teams in each group playing each other home and away.
''Eliminator''
The ''Eliminator'' was effectively a 4th/5th place play-off with the winner qualifying for the semi-finals.
Showdown Weekend
;Semi Final 1:
;Semi Final 2:
;3rd/4th Place Play Off:
;Grand Final
References
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2012
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2012 in English netball
2012 in Welsh women's sport